Doll bed



April 26, l1960 L. M. -H-ulRAsv v42,933,736

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Filed Sept.` 17, 1956 v mwN-Toril f 1 v wcpA MARTHA ums y @LM-p momen DoLL nnb Lucia Martha Huiras, Burlingame, Calif., assignor, by

direct and mesne assignments, to R. H. Rickard Associates, a joint venture Application September 17, 1956, Serial No. 610,136

3 Claims. (Cl. S-ISZ) This invention relates to beds and deals with a collapsible bed construction that is particularly useful for toy beds, but may be utilized for ordinary cots, portable beds and the like. f v

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a collapsible -bed that is easily and quickly reduced in size and form for moving and storing. Although the description and the drawing will be directed toward a toy bed, it will be apparent that the essential parts and construction rnay be used in full size beds to derive all the benefits of the smaller arrangement.

Briefly stated, my invention involves the combination in a bed of extensible side rails with a series of conventional bed slats having extensible means connected to the ends of the bed that forces the slats to spacedly follow the extension of the rails to any desired length. Specically, it is the object of this invention to use telescoping Ibars as side rails for the bed, together with a lazy tong arrangement for positioning the slats so that they will be proportionally spaced along the bottom of the bed between the rails regardless of the length of the bed. More specifically, it is contemplated to use a slit arrangement of the lazy tong construction to insure the slats will be moved to positions parallel to each other as well as spaced from each other.

Another object is to provide slidable supports for the ends of the bed slats on the extensible rods thereby insuring a straight even bed from end to end.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the descriplion proceeds in conjunction with the drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing how my bed would appear when fully extended.

Figure 2 is the same as Figure 1 showing the bed in the collapsed position;

Figure 3 is a plan view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a transverse view of the bed taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3; and

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the bed collapsed.

Referring to the drawing for a detailed description of my invention, it will be seen that the bed comprises a head board, generally designated 11 and a foot board generally designated 12. These may take any form and ornamentation which is no part of the invention. The head board and foot board are connected to each other on each side by rails 13 and 14. There may be oneA or more of these rails on each side and in Figure 1, I have shown a second rail i5 as being optional. One of the purposes of additional rails on each side is to form a side to the bed such as a crib. In addition extra rails would add stability to the device. As shown these rails are identical and are made extensible. They may take a variety of forms but for simplicity ofl construction and design, I have shown them as being of the telescoping order. They are attached to the head board and the foot board by any suitable means such as clamps 16 and 17, respectively.

The bottom of the bed comprises a plurality of slats nid States atent 2,933,736 Patented Apr. 276, 1960 18 which run tranversely of the bed in the customary manner; VThe slats vin-tu-rn are supported at each end-by hooks i9, which are adapted to slideably engage the side bars 13 and 14. These hooks may take any form suitable for the purpose and Ifor a toy bed an ordinary cuphook would be satisfactory. To move the slats parallel to each other and space them proportionally in the space provided between the head boardV and the foot board when the bed is extended to the position shown in Figure 1, l provide a modification of the lazy tong arrangement. As shown, this arrangement consists of two series of levers generally designated 20 and 21. In Figure 3 it can be seen that these two arrangements consist of levers 22 which are pivotally mounted at their mid points on the slats 18 at points 23 and 24 and in turn are connected to the head board at pivot points 25 and 26 and the foot board at pivot points 27 and 28 respectively. The outer ends of the levers are connected to each other as shown at 29. From the above it can be seen that as the 'foot board is moved toward or away from the head board, the slats 18 will be forced to move correspondingly and will always maintain a parallelism with each other and the head board and foot board as well as being spaced substantially equally distant from each other and'from the head board and foot board of the bed. The use of the two sections of the lazy tong arrangement will provide this effect. The levers themselves may be made of wood, plastic, steel or any other suitable material. The bed construction will, in general, follow the usual construction with the exception of the extensible side rails. VFeet 3G for the head board and the foot board may be provided if desirable.

A' bed of the foregoing nature will find usefulness in toy beds such as doll beds, but it is obvious that -by merely enlarging the parts the same construction may be used for full size beds such as cots, portable beds, etc.

Having shown and described'a single embodiment of my invention, I Iam aware that modifications and refinements may be made therein and therefore intend this disclosure to cover all such alterations and refinements as come within the scope of the disclosure and the purview of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A bed comprising a head board, a foot board, extensible side rails connecting said head lboard to said foot board, a plurality of slats running transversely of said bed, means for slideably supporting the ends of said slats on said side rails, and means for moving said slats substantially parallel to land equidistant from each other as said head -board and said foot board are moved relatively to each other.

2. A bed comprising a head board, a foot board, extensible side rails connecting said head board to said foot board, a plurality of slats running transversely of said bed, hooks on the ends of said slats for slideably supporting the slats on said rails, Iand a lazy tong arrangement of levers attached to said head board and said foot board for moving said slats substantially parallel to and equidistant from each other and said head board and foot board as said rails are extended to move said head board and said foot board relative to each other.

3. The elements of claim 1 wherein the means for moving said slats substantially parallel to and equidistant from each other as said head board and said foot board are moved relative to each other is defined as a pair of lazy tong arrangements mounted on said slats one near each end thereof and each being connected to said head board and said foot board to move said slats substantially parallel to and equidistant from each other as said head board and said `foot board are moved relative to each other.

(References on following page) References Cited in. the, file of this patent Purvis-v Agr. 30, 19.18 5

4 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain July 23, 1886 Sweden Ian. 28, 1902 France Nov. 23, 1920 

